c) To promote and support equal opportunities for women locally, nationally and internationally.

d) To organise events that enhance the social, artistic, educational, health and emotional well being needs of women.

e) To provide a forum for women to meet on a regular basis to discuss issues and topics which affect their lives.

Powers

To further its aims the group will have the power to

a) Obtain, collect and receive money or funds by way of contributions, donations, grants and any other lawful methods of fund raising.

b) To co-operate with other agencies, community groups, charities and voluntary organisations operating in the furtherance of similar aims or purposes and to exchange advice and information with them.

c) Do all such lawful things as will further the aims of the group.

Membership

a) Membership will be open to all women with in Hastings and surrounding areas regardless of age, class, sexuality, ethnicity, faith, political beliefs or disability.

b) All members will have the right to participate in decision making by attendance at meetings.

c) All members will agree with the Aims of the group.

The Committee

a) The Committee shall be made up of members.

b) The Committee shall consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary (the Officers) and other Committee members who do not hold officer posts.

c) There will be no more than 12 committee members in total.

d) The Committee may co-opt members onto the Committee to fill any vacancies that may arise during its year of office. The Committee may also co-opt other members onto the Committee where appropriate. These members will be co-opted to serve on the Committee until the conclusion of the next AGM.

e) The Committee shall have the power to remove elected and co-opted members from the Committee. This may be done either as a result of misconduct, or if a member fails to attend three consecutive committee meetings without giving apologies.

f) A record of meetings, decisions and transactions will be kept.

Finances

a) The funds of the group, including all donations, contributions and bequests shall be paid in a bank account operated by the group.

b) A minimum of three members of the group will act as signatories. All cheques drawn on the account must be signed by at least two of the signatories.

c) The funds belonging to the group will only be used to further the aims of the group.

d) An up-to-date record of all income and expenditure will be kept and examined independently and presented at each AGM meeting.

Meetings

a) The group will meet at least three times a year, one of these meetings will be an Annual General Meeting when the Officers and Committee will be elected. General Meetings shall be held as required.

b) The business of the AGM will be to elect the new committee, accept committee reports and approve and adopt the accounts.

c) At least 28 days notice of the date, time, venue and agenda of the AGM shall be given to all members of the organisation.

d) The quorum at meetings shall be one third of the committee members to enable the business of the group to be carried out and to make decisions.

e) An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called at any time at the request of the committee or no less than four group members. A notice giving the date, time and place and reason for the meeting will be sent to all members 28 days in advance.

f) Proposals to change the constitution must be given to all members, in writing at least 28 days before a meeting and approved by a two thirds majority of those present.

g) All members are entitled to vote at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings.

h) In the event of a tied vote the Chair of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

Dissolution

a) The group may be dissolved by a resolution passed by a simple two thirds majority to those present at a meeting.

b) After payment of all bills, any assets remaining shall be distributed to other charitable groups or organisations having similar aims to the group, or to other charitable purposes as the group may decide